MIT REAP Team Hualien is proud to announce that Earthling Biomed, a trailblazing deep-tech startup from our ecosystem, has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Pitch2Tokyo 2026 competition on 19 February 2026. Serving as the centerpiece of Venture Café Global Gathering—the annual flagship event of Venture Café Global Institute—Pitch2Tokyo is akin to a World…
Pitch2Tokyo is a global competition where YOU get to pitch your innovation in front of an audience and a panel of experts in your city. The winners will be decided by a panel of judges as well as audience votes, where the winner gets the opportunity to showcase their vision and earn roundtrip travel and accommodation to Venture Café…
Connect Hualien is a collaborative space designed to empower entrepreneurial talent in Hualien and serve as a hub for innovation, learning, and networking. It integrates an innovation space, a venture studio, and a “farm-to-table” test kitchen, with the goal of fostering entrepreneurship and community collaboration in the region. At the heart of Connect Hualien is…
Hualien’s Smart Agriculture Demonstration Project for Eastern and Western Medicinal Herbs aims to integrate modern smart technologies with sustainable agricultural practices, marking the first step toward establishing Hualien as a world-class industrial hub for medicinal herb cultivation. At its core, the project also seeks to enhance agricultural resilience in the face of climate change and…
Taste of Hualien, Hualien’s shared kitchen is a community initiative designed to empower local food entrepreneurs by providing access to a fully equipped, commercial-grade kitchen that meets professional health and safety standards. By lowering the barrier to entry for small-scale food producers, this shared facility enables individuals to develop, produce, and sell their culinary creations…
Executive summary MIT REAP The MIT Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program (REAP) is a global initiative that engages communities around the world to strengthen their innovation-driven entrepreneurial (IDE) ecosystems. In Hualien County, Taiwan, this two year program will be leveraged to foster long-term economic growth and transform the region towards sustainable development with a focus on…
The following “Postcard from the Future” was created at Workshop 1, and details what Team Hualien hopes achieve before Workshop 2. MIT REAP HUALIENPostcard from the Future Friday, November 22, 2024 It is July 2025, and Hualien already feels different. Our stakeholders have been meeting monthly since we returned from Boston. And we’ve settled on…
The following video introducing Hualien was prepared for Action Phase 0 of MIT REAP Cohort 11. Below is a transcript of the video. Hualien, Taiwan’s largest county, is celebrated for its breathtaking landscapes and rich cultural heritage. It is a place where nature’s wonders are abundant, featuring two of Taiwan’s most famous national parks, Taroko…